Re: Winter is acumin in. Goddamn, goddamn, goddamn...

Posted by BH On 2010/11/14 18:54:48

I strongly recommend that you DO NOT wire any remotely-mounted switch directly to the T-L compensator motor.

Engineers included solenoids to turn the T-L motor on and off for a darned good reason; just like a starter motor, the T-L compensator motor draws a lot of current. Even the factory-approved manual control switch is NOT wired directly to the motor, but is used to turn off the automatic system and manually energize either one of the two motor control solenoids - via the pink and yellow wires that HH56 noted, and through the factory limit switches that MrPushButton noted

As Randy Berger noted, one drawback of using a solenoid is if it sticks with the contacts closed. After so much time and exposure to elements, it can happen. As such, I also recommend that you install some sort of battery disconnect switch and have someone standing by to immediately stop the action in case something goes out of control.

However, know that I have used a set of jumper cables with the clamp of one wire connected to the hot post of the battery and then touched the other clamp (on the same wire) to one of the two armature terminals on the compensator motor to manually level the car when the T-L circuits are out of order.

I've yet to pull the cover off of a T-L compensator control box myself, but have heard that they are not that difficult to repair.